Local Model A's Capture Trophies in Charleston Meet
Beckley winners Bill Bair and Austin Tucker took top marks in slow gear and second cylinder, with Bair also claiming third in slow gearing. Jack Moore Pax won in modified open roadster, while Chuck Hawley Beckley and Clarence Gills Crab Orchard placed first and second in modified closed class coupes. Miss Sue Gills Crab Orchard earned best dressed in period costumes. About 85 members attended from state clubs, with a Capitol parade and banquet at Charleston Kannaha Valley Chapter hosts. Next events include a Swap and Sell at New River Park June 9 and a Fall competitive meet in Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crab Orchard
Logans
Bill Bair
Austin Tucker
Headquart
C & P Telephone Co
McCorkle Ave
Capitol City
Charleston Kannaha
Eleven Seek Work At Beckley Office
Eleven persons filed applications for work at the Beckley Office of Employment Security Wednesday. They were: one maid, one machine presser, one orderly, two routemen, one tire repairman, one warehouse manager, one dump truck operator and three construction workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Injured Recruiters Listed Satisfactory in Beckley Hospital
Two Beckley recruiters for the armed forces remain in satisfactory condition at Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital after a car crash between Oak Hill and Mount Hope. Drs report SGT Dorsel Rogers head and facial lacerations, Specialist Harold Hanifen mouth and shoulder injuries, and Pfc Glenn Harris treated and released. Oak Hill State Police investigate the 8:30 am Thursday crash when the car left the road and struck guard rails. Tolls for the St Lawrence Seaway are scaled to pay for the project in 50 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Armed Forces
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Oak Hill
Mount Hope
Dorsel Rogers
Harold Hanifen
Pfc
Glenn Harris
Catholic Scout Retreat Planned for 1962
About 200 Catholic Boy Scouts and leaders from southern West Virginia, Western Virginia and Tennessee will attend the 1962 Boy Scout Retreat for Catholic youth June 29 to July 1 at the Raleigh County 4-H Camp. Hosted by the Bluefield Deanery with Beckley member, other deaneries from Charleston Huntington and Bristol VA will participate. Rev. John H. McDonnell of St. Margaret Mary's Parkersburg will be retreat master, with Dr. Francis Edwards of Beckley as program director. Check in runs noon to 2 p.m. Friday. retreat ends at 11 a.m. Sunday.
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West Virginia
Western Virginia
Tennessee
Raleigh County
Bluefield
Beckley
Charleston
Huntington
Bristol
John H. McDonnell
St. Margaret Mary’s
Parkersburg
Father McDonnell
Accers Catholic
Francis Edwards
Edwards
Astro Guide May 29 1910 Curtiss Prize Flight
Astrology note urges resilience as moods sour and decisions risk spoiling the day. Holiday tomorrow promises rest. In 1910 Glenn H Curtiss won a 10000 prize for a Albany to New York City flight of 142 miles in 2 hours 51 minutes. Projections for 1975 foresee coast to coast driving with no stops and 20 percent of families owning multiple cars.
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Glenn H. Curtiss
Albany
New York City
Aries to Pisces Horoscope Guide for Daily Focus
A 1962 horoscope column offers daily guidance for each sun sign. Aries should finish early to beat traffic. Taurus should help others. Gemini should reconcile. Cancer to boost morale. Leo plan outings with friends. Virgo handle tasks locally. Libra avoid business disputes. Scorpio curb envy. Sagittarius take one task at a time. Capricorn watch finances and test investments. Aquarius be available to friends. Pisces ignore distracting chatter.
Death notices and funeral announcements
Maude Gillespie of Crab Orchard died in Farmville Virginia Hospital at 9 35 p.m. Friday May 25. Funeral at Bethel Baptist Church MacArthur 2 p.m. Monday May 28 with burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Chapel in charge. Ethel Irene Kell of Beckley died May 27. Funeral at Webb and Neal Funeral Home Chapel May 29 with burial at Sunset Memorial Park. Graveside rites by Eastern Star Chapter 136. Active pallbearers listed. John Quinn, 6, treated for finger cuts after fall on glass at Beckley Hospital. Classifieds note requests for info on stolen newspapers. Various local ads for painting services and trailers. WANTED help and sewing machine sale.
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Billy Waddell
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Chapel
Kell
Ethel Irene
Beckley
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Vance Drive
Daniel M. Dorsey
Sunset Memorial Park
Eastern Star
Clyde Hull
James Hill
Garland Davis Burns Roberts
Cecil Stanley
Charlies Hambrick, Jr
Wesley Thompson
Harry Hambrick
Webb & Neal Funeral Home
John Quinn
Herbert Quinn, MacArthur
Beckley Hospital
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Model A
Grandview
Austin
Miss Gills
Edith Ballard
Woodrow Smith
Sophia
Grady Whitlock
Whitlock
Aus
C.D
Janney
Tin Tucker
St. Lawrence Seaway
Mihopes
Holden -Webb
France
Nuyen
METRO
GOI Owwin Veir
Eva Marie Saint
Warren Beatty
Karl Malden
Pineville Drive-In
Elvis Ee Bihwkl i Tecericolor
Sue Mur
Dr. In
the Devil
Spencer Tracy
Frank Sinatra
Village OF the Damned
George Sanders
Barbara Shelley
GORGO
Bill Travers
William Sylvester
Metro- Goldwyn Mayer
Jim Hutton
Paula Prentiss
Jack Carter
Horizental
Aries
Taurus
Gemini
Seon Tetugh
Oe & Nema
Leo
Scorpio
Joneses
Earth
Capricorn
Aquarius
Seacomel Pisces
Field Enterprises
Tne
Dias Floral Co
City Ave
Webb & Neal
R. H. Neal
Mgr
Todd's Grocery and Hardware
Beaver
Robert L. Amick
Beckley Newspapers
Call Oak Hill
Henry Johnson
Sam G. Foley
Lowell Foley
Earl S. Huddle
Earl
Main St
Dial
Damon
N. Eisenhower
Delmar Beauty Shop
Heber St
Southern Institute of Graphic Arts
South
P.O
Nashville 2
Ashworth Firestone
W. C. Rogers Plumbing & Heating
Temple St
Charles Logan
Bob Clemmer
Sparks Radio and TV
Prince St
John W. Eye Television
West
Neville St
Halstead
Jennings Radio & TV
MacArthur
W. Va
Wright
Ralph B. Grier
Williamson
Willey Brothers
Hinton
Raleigh Cleaners & Laundry Dial
Red Ball Transit Co
Lewis Transfer & Storage CO
Jan Campbell Music Co
A.m
Raleigh Insurance Agency
H. W. Perkins
Box 238
Jim Green
Sparks
Yellowstone Park
Seattle
Washington
Canada
el Chico
Mullens
King Tut Drive
Avon
Bostick Avenue
The
Capri
New York
Bon Bon Agency
Anna Basham
Ridge Avenue
McNess CO
Baltimore, Md
Mr. Mills
Grady Whitlock Ford
Dallas
Texas
G. David Witt
Charles House Motor Hotel
Metropolitan Technical Institute
Electro Hygiene CO
McCorkle Avenue
South Charleston
Wilcox Miner
Caryville
Gregg
P. O. Box
Roanoke
Virginia
Rawleigh
Richmond
R. E. Bare
O. i Bennett
E. Beckley
W. B. Jones
Crab Orchard House
Roy A. Jones
R. L. Stinson
Myers Ave
Fotos & Co
Fayette Airport
Fayetteville
Daniels Kart Raceway
Singer
Foster Hardware, Inc
Prince St. Ph
Old Lillybrook
Valley Dr. North
Columbia Grill
Heber Street
McGregor
Electrolux Vacuum
J. L. Mills Sophia
Motorola
L.P
McCulloch Chain
Basham
White Oak
Martin
Sprague Hill
Westinghouse
Edward P. Dunlap
Greenville
BND
W. Prince Street
Beckley, W. Va
Foster Hardware
Remington
Remington Monarch
McCreery
Burroughs
David Bradley
H.p
Valley Motor Sales
N. Valley Drive
Tower Construction Co
Beaver, W. Va
Ford Tractors
Dearing Bros
Ford Tractor
K. M. Walker
Bob’s Sanitary Service
Bryant
Best Furniture Co
S. Fayette St
J. W. Huddle
Mountain State Hearing Aid Center
Main Street
Wilson’s
S. Kanawha Ph
Pioneer Chain
Ben
Neville Street
Merideth
Barre
R. C. Egnor
Crab Orchard & Logan Dial Beckley
Waterdale Swimming Pool
Janet Woods Lilly
Larry Kesler
Valley Drive
Chester L. Smith
Means Lumber Co
Sisson St
Nickie
End Valley Drive
Dealers & Distributors OF Harvey Cabinet Co. Co
F.H.A
Quality Lumber & Supply Co
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